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South Africa’s top court rules men can take wives’ surnames
South Africa’s top court ruled Thursday that men should be able to take their wives’ surnames and a law that prevented this amounted to unfair gender discrimination.
The Constitutional Court said the legal ban served no legitimate government purpose and was suspended, paving the way for parliament to enact amendments to the legislation.
While men were deprived of the ability to take their wives’ surnames, the discrimination was “far more insidious” for women, the ruling said.
It “reinforces patriarchal gender norms, which prescribe how women may express their identity, and it makes this expression relational to their husband, as a governmental and cultural default,” it said.
The case was brought to court by two couples, one of which wanted to honour the woman’s parents, who died when she was young.
In the other case, the woman wanted to keep her ties to her family surname as she was an only child.
Previously, men would have to apply to the home affairs department to change their surname, a request that was not automatically granted.
Provisions allowing men to assume their wives’ surname on marriage are already in place in other countries, mainly in Europe and in certain US states.
Prince Harry appeared on Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know podcast, where the host gave him a sentence to pronounce in American accent.
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Lucien Laviscount knows what he’ll grab from the set of Emily in Paris.
Lucien, who plays heartthrob Londoner Alfie in Emily in Paris, was asked what he’d take from the set if he could steal somtrhing.
“I think Alfie has the best suiting on the show, so I’d probably be stealing all of the suits from Alfie’s wardrobe,” he told People.
“I’m taking every suit that Alfie wears, 100 percent,” Laviscount added.
The actor previously teased the upcoming season, which follows Emily’s work trip to Rome, away from Alfie and her original lover Gabriel.
“All I’m gonna say is strap in,” the actor said. “Because it goes left, so far left, and a little bit right this season.”
“Yeah, I don’t think anyone could have foreseen that coming,” he teased.
He alos went on to note a similarity between him and his character, saying, “I think Alfie kind of always speaks his truth, which I’d like to say is a trait of mine. In the most difficult situations, he speaks the truth. I like to say I’m pretty similar in that respect.”
“I love playing Alfie. Alfie’s been an amazing part of my life now. It’s been cool,” he added.
Emily in Paris season 5 will stream on Netflix from Dec. 18.
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